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Zarah Sultana vs Kirsty Blackman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South
vs
Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Zarah Sultana and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 648 shared comparable votes.

609 same votes 39 different votes 648 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
35 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
21 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 24 No
Tax 71% aligned 89 shared votes
63 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 78% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 14 No
Defence 91% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 647
Participation
56.4 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,204
1,610 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,328 eligible divisions
625
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
579
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

16
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 647
Appearances
93
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 647
21
-95.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 647
Contributions
211
+94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£293,732
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
140 of 152 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Housing
45 of 53 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
42 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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